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Driving back from Jonesboro with Mrydel and Ponyte (and Ponyte's wonderful daughter) I reached a frightening moment. I suddenly realized I wasn't upset nor dismayed by our awful performance. I had expected it and was accepting it as "business as usual". I still care, and will still go to most of the games (tailgating with BUS alone is worth the trip of RT 700 miles) but my SMU football senses are dulled to the point of "Oh well, What else is new?" A note to Orsini: If I, a loyal, rabid, supportive fan of SMU football since 1955, have reached this point in interest, I can imagine where the support for SMU in general has gone. I feel so sad. And discouraged.

Arkpony wrote:Driving back from Jonesboro with Mrydel and Ponyte (and Ponyte's wonderful daughter) I reached a frightening moment. I suddenly realized I wasn't upset nor dismayed by our awful performance. I had expected it and was accepting it as "business as usual". I still care, and will still go to most of the games (tailgating with BUS alone is worth the trip of RT 700 miles) but my SMU football senses are dulled to the point of "Oh well, What else is new?" A note to Orsini: If I, a loyal, rabid, supportive fan of SMU football since 1955, have reached this point in interest, I can imagine where the support for SMU in general has gone. I feel so sad. And discouraged.

I think a lot of that fright came from Ponyte constantly dozing at the wheel. Our lives past before us and no bowl game was recalled over the past 20 years.

I deferred from mentioning that..fortuantely your loud snoring kept him somewhat alert

mrydel wrote:Our lives past before us and no bowl game was recalled over the past 20 years.

Now that is funny....good one.

I feel frustration. There have been 3 games where a SMU killer instinct changes a game and season. Last year, on 4th and goal against Houston, we blow our chances. The body language of the Houston players was one of a team ready to fold. Instead, we don't make the first down and we don't score a TD and we don't put them away. Later in that game, on a 3rd and forever for Houston, we allow them to make the first down. Once again, a killer instinct puts Houston away at that time.

Against Rice we head a chance to put that team away (twice). Body language is once again of a team looking for a reason to fold. And we didn't provide the reason.

Last Saturday, after a dismal first quarter, SMU played well and got back into the game. The entire body language of the ASU players (both on the field and on the bench) was one of, 'Oh no, here we go again.' This team was ready to fold. All we needed was to shut them down on the first drive of the second quarter and then score. And they fold. Instead, they come out and drive the ball and we fold.

The frustration is that, despite how poor we have played, we have had opportunities and blown them up like an Iranian suicide bomber. Bennett's legacy is one of blown opportunities because his teams have not had the killer instinct to put a team away when that team is looking for a reason to fold.

Love hearing from you guys. Y'all are a blast. It made my Monday morning here on the left coast.

Keep up the funny stories & great comebacks.

Huh?????

the great 21st Century philosopher jtstang's message of peaceful indifference has brought great change to our land.

"And out of the multitudes, a humble jack@ss shall rise up to lead them...."

So sayeth the prophet.

Arkpony, I know just how you feel.

Immediately after the game, I was very upset at such a dismal performance from my beloved ponies, then suddenly it hit me, I didn't care.

This football team has ripped out my heart, my love and my loyalty to SMU athletics. I have an empty feeling about SMU that I have never experienced before, even after the death penalty.

I have to miss the next 2 home games because of committments to my daughters. Last week I was upset about having to miss these games, especially homecomeing, but now, I don't care.

It is so hard to have absolutely no feelings for something you have loved for over 30 years.

Arkpony wrote:Driving back from Jonesboro with Mrydel and Ponyte (and Ponyte's wonderful daughter) I reached a frightening moment. I suddenly realized I wasn't upset nor dismayed by our awful performance. I had expected it and was accepting it as "business as usual". I still care, and will still go to most of the games (tailgating with BUS alone is worth the trip of RT 700 miles) but my SMU football senses are dulled to the point of "Oh well, What else is new?" A note to Orsini: If I, a loyal, rabid, supportive fan of SMU football since 1955, have reached this point in interest, I can imagine where the support for SMU in general has gone. I feel so sad. And discouraged.

I had the same feeling while driving back to Dallas from Jonesboro. I will still fully support the team, attend all the home games and most of the away games but I have no confidence that things will get any better soon.

Arkpony wrote: If I, a loyal, rabid, supportive fan of SMU football since 1955, have reached this point in interest, I can imagine where the support for SMU in general has gone. I feel so sad. And discouraged.

You've got me beat by 7 years, but I initially felt the same way. However, I realized that the current regime will be over shortly and I have every confidence in our AD - that he will get the right guy for SMU. We've never had a real top-notch person in charge of athletics - I believe that Steve Orsini is committed to SMU. I can't help but believe that he would have pulled the plug after the '06 Rice game if he had the funds to send those guys packing. You gotta admit he did a good acting job when he advocated another season for the coach. That was classy, but costly. I feel better already knowing that there will be true excitement on the Hilltop in '08 - and the wait won't seem as long once the new guy gets here. (And you can bet that the Pony Express uniform will make a comeback along with bigger numbers in the "W" column.)

from your lips to God's ears!!

I Love SMU, I can't believe we can't field a team of good athletes to beat the lowest of the low in College Football-

but week after week to get decimated by them is just disheartening!

The last time we went to a bowl; I was 24, young, handsome, with a full mane of hair. Next month........ I will be 48 frikin' years old!!! There are so many bowls out there today, it doesn't have the same impact that it used to. You have to be pretty bad, to not make it to a bowl every year now. My wife says I'm still pretty handsome though.

ALEX LIFESON wrote:The last time we went to a bowl; I was 24, young, handsome, with a full mane of hair. Next month........ I will be 48 frikin' years old!!! There are so many bowls out there today, it doesn't have the same impact that it used to. You have to be pretty bad, to not make it to a bowl every year now. My wife says I'm still pretty handsome though.

Wife works in marketing?